Object ID: 1998.01.55
This jar has two owl faces on it. Archaeologists believe that duality was an important concept in Casas Grandes cosmology because it reflected aspects of duality in their social structure. Representations of dualism like the ones found on pottery often depict two parts coming together to form a whole. Birds are an important motif due to their association with the sky.
Catalog Record
Culture/Ethnicity: Casas Grandes
Object Name: Jar
Other Name: Effigy Jar
Artist/Creator: NA
Locale: NA
Use: Domestic Use
Construction: Coiled
Height: 11
Length: 0
Width: 13.5
Location: Kent Hall, East Gallery, Unit_10, Shelf_1
Description: Polychrome ceramic effigy jar with owl faces on two sides. Tan slip and black and red triangle and staircase designs. Everted rim. Two holes on rim above each face.
Source: Horace and Patricia Poeter